It is a fairly common axiom among sportswriters that repeating championships is more difficult than winning a title the first time. After all, a championship squad has a target on its back, with every other team psyched to defeat it. Plus rosters change year to year due to retirements, trades and free agency in the pro game and graduations, opt-outs and transfers in the college and high school world.
The Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball team certainly had a target on its back in 2018 after winning its first Shore Conference Tournament…
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